Influence of calcination temperature on the photocatalytic performance of the hierarchical TiO2 pinecone-like structure decorated with CdS nanoparticles

Herein, a novel hierarchical TiO₂ pinecone-like structure (TPS) has been successfully fabricated for the first time by self-assembling anodic oxidation methods on the Ti plate. Then it was constructed that a series of CdS-TPS nanocomposites with different cycles CdS modifying by a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) after different temperature annealing in air. The structures and properties of the CdS-TPS were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Current-voltage (I-V), ultraviolet-visible (UV–vis/DRS). The results shown that the optical properties of the CdS-TPS could be rationally tailored by adjusting the CdS-modified cycles and annealing temperature, which significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity. To be used in photocatalytic organic pollutant removal after optimizing both the CdS modification cycles and annealing temperature. The 15-CdS-TPS-500?°C exhibited significantly improved photocatalytic activities of methyl orange (MO) degradation under simulated sunlight irradiation. With 180?min, 85% of the MO (0.05?mM/L, 5?mL) was photodegraded and its kinetic constant reached to 0.0104?min^?1, which is the 3.0 times and 3.6 times quicker than that of 5-CdS-TPS-500?°C and 15-CdS-TPS-0?°C, respectively. This could be ascribed to the result of the synergy effects of the suitable quantity of CdS nanoparticles modifier, the special surface structure, excellent crystallinity, higher electrical conductivity, and band structure matching. The possible photocatalytic mechanism of the CdS-TPS sample is investigated as well.     

硫化镉插层制备K2La2Ti3-xCexO10 复合催化剂及其活性研究

采用硬脂酸法制备K2La2Ti3-xCexO10本体。分别采用微波辅助法和水浴法对K2La2Ti3-xCexO10进行质子交换、胺柱撑和硫化镉插层,制备了硫化镉插层K2La2Ti3-xCexO10催化剂。用X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）和紫外-可见漫反射（UV-vis）等手段对复合催化剂的晶型、粒径、表面形貌等进行表征,考察催化剂的可见光催化分解有机物活性。结果表明：在K2La2Ti3-xCexO10层间插入硫化镉可以将催化剂的光谱响应范围拓展到可见光区,提高了光催化降解有机物活性。水浴法制备的CdS-K2La2Ti3-xCexO10降解罗丹明B的降解率可以达到17.68%,而采用微波法制备的CdS-K2La2Ti3-xCexO10降解罗丹明B的降解率可以达到33.66%。     

CdTe/CdS量子点荧光猝灭法测定盐酸西替利嗪

建立一种基于纳米材料的荧光性质测定盐酸西替利嗪含量的新方法,盐酸西替利嗪能使硫化镉包被的碲化镉核壳型量子点(CdTe/CdS QDs)发生规律性的荧光猝灭,研究二者相互作用的最佳条件,从而建立测定盐酸西替利嗪含量的方法。结果表明:盐酸西替利嗪的浓度在0.40~42μg/m L范围内有良好的线性关系(r=0.9992),检测限为2.50×10-2μg/m L,回收率为93.80%~97.00%。结论:此方法简便、快捷、可靠,适用于盐酸西替利嗪的含量测定。     

Optical properties of CdSxTe1−x polycrystalline thin films

Thin films of CdS_xTe_1−x (0≤x≤ 1) have been prepared by vacuum evaporation from solid solutions. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry has been used to determine the thickness of the films, which is in the range 8–50 nm, and x-ray diffraction analysis has been used to determine the phase. The refractive index and extinction coefficient of the films has been calculated from reflectance and transmittance measurements for the wavelength region 250–3200 nm. Polynomial functions are given for each sample, which describe the variation in refractive index and extinction coefficient over the entire wavelength range. Least squares fitting to the absorption spectra revealed that the films all have a direct band gap, although photon energies required for indirect transitions have also been found. CdS_0.8Te_0.2 is found to have the lowest absorption coefficient at energies greater than 2.1 eV.     

Fabrication of vacuum-evaporated SnS/CdS heterojunction for PV applications

SnS/CdS heterojunction is a promising system for the fabrication of thin film solar cells. In our work, thin film SnS/CdS heterojunction was prepared by evaporating CdS and SnS films. The photovoltaic properties of the heterojunction were investigated with posttreatment of the window material treatment by CdCl₂ for grain size enlargement. I–V characteristics in dark and at light were taken and figures of merit were evaluated. The efficiency with and without window layer treatment were about 0.08% and 0.05%, respectively, under 100 mW/cm² intensity. To the best of our knowledge so far there has been no report on vacuum-evaporated SnS-based heterojunction with window material treatment by CdCl₂.     

新型二芳基硫脲(DATU)/CdS复合纳米球的合成及取代基影响的研究

以CS2、芳胺和CdC l2为原料,采用液相原位沉淀法,50℃下,在水-三乙醇胺〔V(水)∶V(三乙醇胺)=1∶1〕溶剂中合成了苯环带4-(氢、甲基、甲氧基、氯、羧基)及3-硝基等的N,N′-二芳基硫脲(DATU)/CdS有机-无机复合材料,通过SEM、TEM、XRD、FTIR、TG、UV-vis、PL等对产物形貌、结构和光学性能进行了表征。结果表明,DATU/CdS复合材料可以形成表面粗糙、分散均匀的纳米球,且含吸电子基的芳基硫脲能够有效阻止CdS粒子的聚集,提高粒子的分散性及使硫化镉的紫外吸收更大蓝移。DATU与硫化镉间存在较强的相互作用,该作用可以提高DATU在复合材料中的热稳定性,并明显增强硫化镉粒子529 nm处的PL发射峰。     

Nucleation Regulation and Anchoring of Halide Ions in All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells Assisted by CuInSe2 Quantum Dots

Ionic feature of halide perovskites may lead to the formation of defect states in the polycrystalline films, which can deteriorate the device performance. To solve this issue, a low-temperature seed-assisted growth method can contribute to defect-passivated CsPbI_1.2Br_1.8 perovskite films by introducing CuInSe₂ quantum dots (QDs). As a result, the migration channels inside perovskite grains can be obviously suppressed, but few positive effects on the ions migration in grain boundaries. Conversely, this appearance demonstrate that the location of CuInSe₂ QDs is grain interior, but not grain boundary. Meanwhile, the lower defect density can help promoting device efficiency from 8.97% to 10.26%, which is among the high-efficiency level. Besides, this work can also provide an in-depth insight into the issue of photoinduced halide segregation.     

Ten micrometer pixel,quantum dots color conversion layer for high resolution and full color active matrix micro‐LED display

A fine patternable quantum dots (QDs) color conversion layer (CCL) for high resolution and full color active matrix (AM) micro‐LED (μ‐LED) display is demonstrated. QDs CCL could be patterned until 10 μm using photolithography process. It is found that multicoatings with red and green QDs (R‐ and G‐QDs) CCLs on LED array can provide full color AM display.     

Yolk-shell CdS@void@TiO2 composite particles with photocorrosion resistance for enhanced dye removal and hydrogen evolution

Yolk-shell CdS@void@TiO₂ (cadmium sulfide@void@titanium dioxide) composite particles (CPs), consisting of three parts: core (CdS) synthesized by solvent thermal reaction, void generated by polypyrrole (PPy) sacrificed layers and porous shell (TiO₂) by sol-gel method, were innovatively fabricated. The actual yolk-shell structure and chemical composition of the resultant CdS@void@TiO₂ were verified by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction analyses (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). CdS@void@TiO₂ CPs possessed enhanced visible light response due to its narrower energy gap (2.9 eV) than TiO₂ (3.2 eV). With the support of photocatalytic performance test results, CdS@void@TiO₂ exhibits much higher hydrogen evolution rate up to 1893.5 μmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ as well as dye removal efficiency both under visible and UV light irradiation than pristine TiO₂. The covering of TiO₂ shell remarkably promotes the photocorrosion resistance of CdS. The unique yolk-shell structure promotes striking photocatalytic performance in dye removal and hydrogen evolution. A possible photocatalytic mechanism about enhanced photocatalytic activity and robust photostability is also proposed.     

Synthesis of CdS nanoplates by PAA-assisted hydrothermal approach

Triangular and hexagonal CdS nanoplates, with average size about 100 nm and average thickness range from 10 to 30 nm, have been synthesized in the presence of poly (acrylic acid) (PAA) assisted hydrothermal process at 180 °C. The structural characteristics, morphology, and optical properties of the as-prepared CdS products were investigated. UV–vis spectroscopy measurement reveals that the products show a strong quantum size effect. Based on the experiment results, the possible formation mechanism of CdS nanoplates has been proposed.